Smyrna times., 1887-02-23

County and State Items.
Measles have been almost epidemic
throughout Sussex county this Winter.
The Chronicle reports that so small
tenement houses are without occupants
in Milford.
A new hotel is to be built at Della
ware City for Mrs. J. L. Bradway at a
cost OF S5,OOO.
Mrs. Pride, an aged lady of Seaford,
who died of measles on Thursday, was
over so years of age.
Mrs. VIM. F. Smalley, wife of Repre-
sentative Smalley, living near Chris
tiana, died Wednesday evening last.
The fishermen on the Delaware, are
preparing their nets and boats for the
shad season, which opens next month.
There have been fifty-three persons
taken on probation as the result of the
revival in the NJ. E. Church at George
town.
Diptheria has been prevalent among
the children near Houston for a week
or two past, and several deaths are re-
ported.
Over a score of ship carpenters and
mechanics have left Milford since the
first of the year, to work in the ship
yards of Wilmington.
Thomas Cavender, of Middletown,
has bought the Kibler farm on Bohe-
mia Manor, Cecil county, Md, contain
ing 1OS acres, for $4,000.
The revival at Frederick, of the Rev.
T. H. Haynes assisted by Mrs. Kenney
and Miss Van Name is still going on,
and over 100 persons have professed
conversion.
Samuel B. Cleaver, of Port Penn,
died on Saturday evening at an ad-
vanced age. He had been one of the
leading citizens and foremost farmers
in East st. Georges.
Every house in Little Creek, Kent
county, has been taken Dy Oystermen
who desire to get a residence in Della
ware before the amended oyster and
fish law goes into effect.
Mrs. DR.. Black, of New Castle, while
lighting the gas in her room ON Satur-
day evening, overturned bottle of
cologne, which ignited, and severely
burned one of her hands.
Thieves entered the Bayard House,
in Dover on Saturday night, and stole
$3.50 in pennies, five and ten cent
pieces. Nothing else has been missed
so far. The thieves were not caught.
Bishop Lee is at Old Point Comfort
convalescing from a recent attack of
sickness. Several other Wilmington
ians are enjoying the balmy atmos-
phere of the same health giving resort.
The oyster business of Seaford is the
life of the town during the Winter and
this Winter it is hvelier than ever be-
fore. The packers have done an excel
lent business for the last three months.
Thomas D. Giles, a native of Sussex
county, died on January 9th, near
NatcheZ, Tenn, where he resided since
the war. He went South at the begin
ming Of the war to join the rebel army.
The wife of James H. George, princi-
pal of of the public school of New Cas-
tie, died on Thursday morning after a
brief sickness. She left a husband and
two little children. She was buried at
Wyoming.
lamp exploded in the ladies dor
mitOry Of the Wilmington Conference
Academy, at Dover, on Saturday even
ing last. The flames were extinguished
by some young men. The loss will not
be over $40.
The three buildings of John G. Good
en-, of Willow Grove, which were re-
Gently burned, were insured in the
Kent County Mutnal for $780, and the
stock of store goods for 81, 100 in the
same company.
As straw that shows which way
the European war wind blows, the peO-
pie of Wilmington, are attaching a
great deal of Importance to the uuusal
activity at the Dupont Powder Mills on
the Brandywine, few miles from that
city.
Joseph C.. Hopkins, of Little Creek,
was appointed by Gov. Biggs, Monday,
collector of oyster revenue; Captain Da-
sey was appointed wreckmaster at
Lewes, and Frank S. Brown, Esq, Of
Philadelphia, commissioner of deeds for
Delaware.
The new SeafOrd Bank is to be. The
$4,000 stock has been taken, and ar
rangements are being made to open
about April 1st. Mr.. McCOmb, L. G.
Ross, DR.. Hugh Martin, Col. Z. L.
Martin and NJ. J. Morgan are said to
be the largest stockholders.
The State Auditors report shows
that Liquor Bailif Ogle drew last year
from the State in monthly paid salaries
1,O95. The law stipulates that he is to
have 50 per day. His labOrs seem to
be as OnerOus on Sundays as on other
days, as three times 365 make just
$l,O95.
According to the State Auditors an
nual report, New Castle county during
last year paid $26, ,495, so interest on
county bonds, and s., 1886 interest on
county notes, making total Of S29, ,o39,
Is for interest alone. This is big in
terest to pay for the people of New
Castle county.
A sharp swindler has victimized the
farmers in the vicinity of Harrington
He purchased about 5000 railroad ties
Of them and received the ties at the
Harrington depot. He put oil paying
for them until the following morning
and then Immediately sold the ties t
another party. He then took the mid
night express for the north with his III
gotten gains Milford Chronicle.
HELD FOR ILLEGAL LIQUOR SELL
ING Daniel w. Ahren of Blackbird
arrested by United States Marsha
Newlin on the charge of selling liquO
without Federal license, was given I
hearing before Commissioner s. L
smith Monday morning and held ii
5000 bail. The action is almost cOnclu
sively shown to be a matter Of perseeu
ton, and it is believed was instituted
by two young men, who we're arrested
recently upon the charge Of firing tn
store of Ahren's father.
They LIKE OLEOMARGARIEE.-T
Oleomargarine bill should be prOmptl
defeated by theSenate IL was passed b.
the House for "buncombe" and it shoul
be defeated by the Senate because
lnterferes with the rights Of individuals
The Legislature would be Just as just
liable in passing a bill TO prohibit tn
sale and manufacture Of butter as the
are in passing a bill t0 prohibit th